Two Liberal MPs have been accused of using $10,000 of taxpayers' money to fly their families to an idyllic island for a weekend getaway.

Western Australian Liberal Luke Simpkins flew his wife and two daughters to the remote Cocos Islands off the West Australian coast in April for $5100, and it cost the husband of Northern Territory Country Liberal Natasha Griggs $4385 to travel also.

According to Department of Finance records, the pair also claimed $5756 in 'travelling allowance,' for two hearings of a parliamentary inquiry into the Indian Ocean territories, The Sydney Morning Herald reported.

Two Liberal MPs have been accused of using $10,000 of taxpayers' money to fly their families to the idyllic Cocos Islands (pictured, stock image) for a weekend getaway

Western Australian Liberal Luke Simpkins (pictured) flew his wife and two daughters to the remote islandsin April for $5100

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Mr Simpkins and Ms Griggs' families were flown home on April 6. The Liberal MPs stayed for four extra days to chair a committee on the national capital and external territories.

'In April 2015 I undertook an official visit to Cocos Islands in my capacity as a member of the Joint Standing Committee on the National Capital and External Territories. All travel was within the parliamentary travel guidelines,' Ms Griggs released in a statement on Tuesday night, The Sydney Morning Herald reported.

The remote Cocos Islands, in the Indian Ocean, has a population of around 600 people and is described as 'Australia's last unspoilt paradise.'

Daily Mail Australia have contacted the office of Luke Simpkins and Natasha Griggs for comment.

Ms Griggs (pictured right) and Mr Simpkins claim the trip was part of a controversial 'family reunion' benefit, awarded to parliamentarians to see their family members while away from their electorate

The remote Cocos Islands, in the Indian Ocean, has a population of around 600 people and is described as 'Australia's last unspoilt paradise'